caz41 Posted December 18, 2009 Posted December 18, 2009 How does registering a custom gun work? Is there something different that needs to be done on the FFL form or what?
Alan550 Posted December 18, 2009 Posted December 18, 2009 Depends on whether you purchase the parts separately or the gun as a finished item. The frame has the serial number and that's the part that gets run through NICS. If you get the frame as part of the components, that has to come through an FFL, and the NICS check is done when you pick it up. If the gun builder gets the frame and completes the gun before you ever take possession of it, then the NICS check is done when you take possession of the finished product. Hope that doesn't sound too confusing! Alan~^~
Graham Smith Posted December 18, 2009 Posted December 18, 2009 Case in point... I'm building an AR-15. I bought a stripped lower receiver from a local dealer along with a few misc pieces. The lower has a serial number and they did a check for that. The rest of the stuff I'm getting directly via mail order and non of that has to go through an FFL.
JorDanO Posted December 18, 2009 Posted December 18, 2009 Where do you live? You don't have to register guns in most states. Just fill out the 4473 form and pass the NICS check when you pick it up from your FFL. If it's an instate friend to friend transaction you don't even have to do that*. * in Texas, I don't know about whatever state you live in.
calishootr Posted December 18, 2009 Posted December 18, 2009 wow....I gotta move there hehehe here in cali, and with regard to my particular county, you have to fill out paperwork and give a right thumb print to by .22 ammo..... as for toys....standard 10 day wait for backround check
AriM Posted December 19, 2009 Posted December 19, 2009 wow....I gotta move there hehehe here in cali, and with regard to my particular county, you have to fill out paperwork and give a right thumb print to by .22 ammo.....as for toys....standard 10 day wait for backround check ouch, what county are you in?
calishootr Posted December 19, 2009 Posted December 19, 2009 sacramento county, they have been requiring registration of all sales of handgun ammo WITH thumb print for some time now....
caz41 Posted December 20, 2009 Author Posted December 20, 2009 Wow that is bad. Hope that doesn't make it this way.
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